Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 12/04/2010 | 37558 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 dodge neon. the contact owns bridge stone tires tire line potenga tire size 195/60/15. while driving 25 mph when the contact heard a banging noise and a rumbling coming from the rear tires of the vehicle. the contact pulled over to the side of the road and noticed the treads had separated. the contact had emergency road side assistance and technician replaced both tires with spare tires. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage on the tires was 19,700. ds | |||
| 03/03/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Purchased 05 neon in '06 w/16,000 miles. tires were already in bad shape. current incident occurred while accelerated on entry ramp to freeway. once on freeway notice vehicle was accelerating on its own. attempted to apply brakes and they would not engage. i assumed brakes had failed. finally after a terrified exit from the freeway, i was finally able to come to a stop my eventually entering a vacant graveled, uneven lot and driving atop concrete blocks. my terrified passenger and i put in park, turned off the ignition and jumped out of the car. when aaa arrived, he said my gas pedal had stuck. the car was towed to my home. when a mechanic friend checked it out he found the air throttle control value was shot. without that, the engine will not idle properly. i am still in the process of getting this fixed. the part had to be ordered. i am not sure if that is the only problem. there was no property damage. my front driver's side tire and rim were destroyed. *tr | |||
| 03/12/2008 | 42000 | 1 | |
| The winter potholes in the chicago heights area caused me to have damage done to my vehicles rims,and tires. three rims had to be replaced and 4 tires had to be replaced also. i just found out about being compensated for the damage of my vehicle. *tr | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/03/2008 | 300 | 6 | 02/10/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge neon. the radiator clamp fell off and caused all of the radiator fluid to leak out of the vehicle. the vehicle failed and was towed to the dealer. at 9,000 miles, the front brake pads had to be replaced and an alignment was performed. both repairs were performed under warranty. at 15,000 miles, the tires caused the vehicle to shake when the gear was in drive. all four tires were replaced under warranty. at 18,000 miles, the brackets under the driver's seat failed and the seat could not be moved backwards or forwards. the repair was performed under warranty. also at 18,000 miles, the dealer had to adjust the rear brakes because they were squealing and pulsating. the squealing and pulsating occurred all the time, but especially in the mornings. the contact paid for the adjustment. the cd player failed and was repaired under warranty. currently, the rear brakes are still squealing and pulsating, and the motor mounts have failed. the motor makes a popping sound during acceleration. while driving in reverse, the motor will sink into the vehicle. the only thing supporting the motor is the exhaust. the motor is almost touching the hood of the vehicle when it is closed. he has scheduled an appointment for the motor mounts to be repaired. the current mileage was 32,764 and failure mileage was 300. | |||